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Diana Abbott

Professor of Education; Director, M.Ed. in Special Education Program

Abbott_Diana@ecom888.com

585-594-6936

Dr. Abbott presents at local and national conferences in the areas of: creating standards-based educational programs for students with disabilities; teacher preparation for K-12 Urban Schools. and supporting teachers of students with disabilities within the high-stakes test cultures.

She has worked with schools to create appropriate and effective inclusive education for students with disabilities, autism, and other complex behaviors.  She is an advocate for parents and students with disabilities, working with school districts to create appropriately challenging and responsive educational programs and supporting parents during the IEP process.

Dr. Abbott's research interests include: Infusing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Response to Intervention (RTI) into the Common Core Standards; the neurobiology of disability and effective programming for students with autism and emotional behavior disorders.

  • EDU 202PT - Social Foundations of Urban Education
  • EDU 440PT - Teaching in Diverse Urban Classrooms
  • GSPE 5665 - Language Learning Disabilities
  • GSPE 6731 - Responsive Programming for Students with High-Incidence Disabilities
  • GSPE 6741 - Responsive Programming for Students with Low-Incidence Disabilities
  • GSPE 6745 - Advanced Assessment for Special Education
  • GSPE 6743 - Applications for Prescriptive and Collaborative TeamingGSPE 7710 - Student Teaching and Student Teaching Seminar
  • GSPE 7712/13 - Research in Special Education Thesis/Project
  • SPED 6742 - Advanced Assessment for Students with Severe Disabilities
  • SPED 5702 - Psychology of Applied Behavior Analysis
  • SPED 7711 - Student Teaching Internship

  • Ph.D., Special Education, Syracuse University
  • C.A.S., School Administration, Syracuse University
  • M.S., Reading Education, SUNY Oswego
  • B.S., Developmental Disabilities and Secondary Education: Mathematics, Seton Hall University